PAULA SAVAGE - Moa Arts | 'Pearling Basket' | Linoprint on BFK Rives paper

"This pearling basket hang on bamboo frames getting bashed around by waves ready for being harvested for a few weeks. And then they get measured and checked for hight and width and weight to see they're progress and growth." - Paula Savage 

PAULA SAVAGE is from the Dabugal clan of Moa Island and the Kaurareg clan of Muralag (Prince of Wales Island). An artist at the Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Art Centre - Moa Arts, Paula works across weaving, printmaking, and jewellery to share contemporary expressions of Torres Strait Islander culture and ancestral stories. Her practice has developed into the making of unique woven bags that bring together land and water relationships through color, techniques, and materials.

PAULA SAVAGE | 'Pearling Basket' | 2023 | Linoprint on BFK Rives paper| 120 (h) x 80 (w) cm